Son of a Succubus Series Collection by Dorie Sarina

Author:Dorie, Sarina
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amazon.com
Published: 2020-06-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

Love and Leshi

Lucifer found Baba knitting a violet blanket in her rocking chair. The house stank of something sour and burned.

She lifted her nose and sniffed without turning to look at him. “I smell leshi magic. You have leshi tears, nyet?”

Lucifer didn’t know how Baba could smell anything with the fumes coming from the cauldron.

Kelsie left her position stirring the vile witch’s brew, clutching the wooden spoon like a weapon. “Did you kill him? Make him suffer? I want to hear how you made him cry.”

The need for vengeance in her was suffocating. Or perhaps that was her potion.

“Not exactly. No.” Lucifer stood there awkwardly, not wanting to admit his failure.

Baba jabbed a needle at the cauldron. “Keep stirring or your spell will spoil.”

Kelsie pursed her lips and returned to the hearth.

Lucifer pulled up a chair beside Baba’s rocking chair. He kept his voice low so Kelsie wouldn’t hear and interject her ever-so-helpful commentary as he told Baba what he’d found. Baba continued knitting, nodding as he spoke.

“He claims to be the only leshi left,” Lucifer said. “He also claims he doesn’t catch humans. Perhaps it’s a lie. But maybe he didn’t have anything to do with Godric’s sister or Kelsie’s brother.”

“Brother and sister,” Kelsie corrected. “As in plural. They were both little.”

Lucifer sighed in exasperation. Apparently he hadn’t been quiet enough. Or she’d used a charm to eavesdrop.

“Both statements cannot be true.” Baba sucked on her teeth. “Either he is last leshi and killer, or he isn’t and there are others.”

“He’s Fae and a liar,” Kelsie said, venom in her voice.

“Or he does not know of any other leshi,” Baba said. “What does this have to do with you not capturing his tears for spell?”

Lucifer stared down at his calloused hand. “I didn’t know how to make him give them to me.”

“I’ll tell you how I would make him cry,” Kelsie said.

“There is spell for silencing apprentice’s mouth.” Baba squinted at Kelsie. “Perhaps I teach it to Lucy.”

Kelsie turned away in a huff.

“He offered to make a bargain with me,” Lucifer said. “He wanted me to bring him a maiden to have a conversation with. He said he was lonely and wanted friends. If I did that, he said he would grant me a boon and give me tears.”

“Da,” Baba said, jabbing a knitting needle at Kelsie and shaking her head. “And you have no suitable maiden.”

“Not one that wouldn’t kill him.” Lucifer looked at Baba’s knitting, noticing the way the violet blanket was streaked with red.

“Too bad Abby is here no longer. This leshi would be satisfied with taste of her, nyet?”

“He said he didn’t want to eat her.” Even if Abigail still lived with them, enough doubt weighed on him that he wouldn’t bring her and risk endangering her.

Kelsie dinged the spoon against the sides of the cauldron and huffed loudly.

Baba held up her blanket, running her fingers over the streaks that resembled blood. “You do not believe him? It is just as well. Past teaches you to proceed with caution.

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